ARK: Survival Evolved Wiki Guide

On Screen Basics

Top Middle- Notification bar. This bar will pop up and fade away with updates about overheating and freezing, what you, your tribemates, or pets killed, what killed you, your tribemates, or pets, what was added or removed from your inventory, and when you or your current mount has leveled up.

Lower Right- From top to bottom.

House Icon shows when you are indoors and protected from the elements.

Torpor Level (Will only show if you are poisoned) shows your chances of passing out, looks like 3 small stars.

Oxygen Level (Will only show if you are in water) shows how much air you have left, when empty you will start to suffocate and lose health, looks like an O2 tank.

Experience Bar shows you how close you are to leveling up, looks like an arrow pointing up.

Weight shows how much weight you have on you and how close you are to being over encumbered, looks like a block with a handle on top.

Water Level shows how hydrated you are, your health will start to take damage when it is empty, looks like a raindrop.

Hunger Level shows how hungry you are, your health will start to take damage when it is empty, looks like a caveman steak.

Stamina shows how much energy you have, will drain as you move, work, and attack, when empty you cannot run and using certain items like the pick or hatchet and attacking will raise your Torpor level. Also, when swimming if you run out of stamina it is harder to keep your head above water and you will likely drown. Looks like a lightning bolt.

Health Bar shows how much health you have, as you take damage it will drain, when empty you will die. At about half health the edges of your screen will flash red. At extremely low health you will become injured and unable to move very fast. Looks like a plus sign or cross.

Upper Right- Same descriptions above only for your current mount.

Lower Middle- Hotbar selection. While in your inventory you can place various items onto your hotbar and use them by pressing the corresponding number. If nothing is in your hotbar it will be invisible.

Lower Left Corner- Shows various status effects currently affecting you.

Water Droplets - Your water is empty and your health is taking damage. Drink water fast or eat berries.

Stomach - Your food is empty and your health is taking damage. Eat meat or berries. Caution, while raw meat will fill your hunger bar it will also damage your health, only eat raw meat as a last resort.